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bill4588

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Feb 2, 2006
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Kennesaw, GA
I'm getting an iBook for college in the coming months and I was wondering what speakers I should get. I want to stay under $100 but may convince myself to go slightly over. Which ones do you recommend?
 

bill4588

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Feb 2, 2006
588
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Kennesaw, GA
well i have a pair of Sennheiser headphones (HD212 pro), but I would like some great speakers that I can crank up whenever the mood strikes.
 

zach

macrumors 65816
Feb 14, 2003
1,204
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Medford
I'll second the creatures.. great speakers and you can get them for 60-70 bucks online if you look hard enough.
 

emaja

macrumors 68000
May 3, 2005
1,706
11
Chicago, IL
For less than $100, the Logitech z-2300's are hard to bet. They provide a much fuller sound than the over-hyper (IMO) HK SoundSticks.

I listen to everything from classical to prog and jazz and these perform very nicely.

The Logitech X-230's mentioned are OK, but they distort and don't really have a lot of presence.

If you want something to match your Mac a little more, Logitech's Z-4i's are pretty good for less than $70.

I have both of these speakers and am quite pleased. Now when I get those Klipsch ProMedia's...
 

chaos86

macrumors 65816
Sep 11, 2003
1,006
7
127.0.0.1
really depends on how big and what the acoustics are of your dorm room. i have a pretty small room on a 'quiet' floor and i got $25 harman kardon speakers off woot.com. since the volume is usually low, and never gets turned up, these and my apple in-ear headphones are more than enough for my musical self.
 

blckout20

macrumors member
Mar 2, 2006
54
1
CT
My recommendation goes to the Klipsch ProMedia GMX A 2.1 speakers. They can get pretty loud and manage to have an all around good sound. They are $150 I think which is a little over what you listed as a price but I really like these speakers. I don't own them however but have heard them a couple times and haven't heard anything bad from people who do own them.
 

ieani

macrumors 6502a
Jan 3, 2006
827
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the states for now
emaja said:
For less than $100, the Logitech z-2300's are hard to bet. They provide a much fuller sound than the over-hyper (IMO) HK SoundSticks.

I listen to everything from classical to prog and jazz and these perform very nicely.

The Logitech X-230's mentioned are OK, but they distort and don't really have a lot of presence.

If you want something to match your Mac a little more, Logitech's Z-4i's are pretty good for less than $70.

I have both of these speakers and am quite pleased. Now when I get those Klipsch ProMedia's...

The Soundsticks would be good enough for a dorm, but I only bought mine because of aesthetics. My infinity surround system is far more powerful.
 

nosser

macrumors regular
Jan 25, 2005
174
4
Orange County California
emaja said:
If you want something to match your Mac a little more, Logitech's Z-4i's are pretty good for less than $70.[/URL]...

I can't really tell if these are white or silver? I think they are silver-ish. I too am looking for speakers too and was looking at creature II only because they are white. I would love them if they are white.
 

madtodaimax

macrumors member
Jun 30, 2004
73
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i have the z-2300's in my dorm connected to my 12"pb. i think its a great setup. the sound is clear and the bass is better than expected for such a small system and the price. if you are looking for more power, i believe logitech sells a 2.1 thx certified (z4?) system that has a more powerful sub than their 5.1 system.
 

emaja

macrumors 68000
May 3, 2005
1,706
11
Chicago, IL
madtodaimax said:
i believe logitech sells a 2.1 thx certified (z4?) system that has a more powerful sub than their 5.1 system.

The z-2300s are Logitech's only 2 channel THX certified speakers. While the Z-4s sound very good for the price, they are not quite as good as the 2300s.
 
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